Congo said it wants the UN peacekeeping force to "neutralise" a new rebel movement and a force that helped perpetrate Rwanda’s 1994 genocide.
South Africa’s Hashim Amla and Vernon Philander have been shortlisted for the International Cricketer of the Year award.
Four people, including two German tourists, have died after a plane they had chartered crashed in the famed Masai Mara game reserve.
Intense fighting between rebels and Syrian regime forces killed six people, including two children and two women in the southern city of Dara’a.
Robin van Persie has become the latest big-name player to slip from Arsenal’s grasp when the Dutch striker completed his move to Manchester United.
It’s the latest prescription for extreme ultra-Orthodox Jewish men who shun contact with the opposite sex: glasses that blur their vision.
The NPA says it has "reasonable evidence" that crimes against humanity had alleged occurred in Madagascar.
The skeleton of Australia’s most notorious criminal will finally be returned to his family – 132 years after he was executed.
A judge has granted Sheryl Crow a temporary restraining order against a man who is accused of threatening to shoot the Grammy-winning artist.
The enduring image of the Summer and Winter Games, is out of sight from the throngs of fans who hoped to catch an inspiring glimpse.